Heppell, T orcid.org/0000-0001-9851-6993 (2021) The British Labour Party and the Antisemitism Crisis: Jeremy Corbyn and Image Repair Theory. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 23 (4). pp. 645-662. ISSN 1369-1481
Abstract
This article utilises the work of William Benoit on image repair theory as a framework for examining the crisis communication of Jeremy Corbyn in relation to antisemitism within the Labour Party. By examining the self-defence rhetoric of Corbyn on the antisemitism allegations, the article identifies the following. Of the five strategies for crisis communication, Corbyn was overly reliant on denial, evading responsibility and reducing offensiveness; struggled to explain his attempts at corrective action; and reverted to accepting responsibility – that is, apologies – reluctantly and belatedly. Utilising existing perspectives on the most effective strategies for image repair – which emphasise the importance of effective corrective action and accepting responsibility at the expense of denial, evading responsibility and reducing effectiveness – the article argues that Corbyn undermined his own attempts at image repair in the crisis that defined his leadership.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021 All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article accepted for publication in British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | antisemitism, crisis communication, image repair, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, political leadership |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2021 11:51 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 09:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/13691481211015920 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:173203 |